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'Phoenix and the Four Elements'

Bristol, England

'Phoenix and the Four Elements'

An alchemical monument that represents "Earth, Air, Fire, and Water."

Hermit's Cave and Quaker Burial Ground

Bristol, England

Hermit's Cave and Quaker Burial Ground

A medieval cave used to shelter local hermits now holds nearly 200 old Quaker gravestones.

Replica of the Matthew

Bristol, England

Replica of the Matthew

An authentic, seaworthy replica of the ship that sailed to Newfoundland in 1497.

Dual-time clock at the Bristol Exchange

Bristol, England

Corn Exchange Dual-Time Clock

The unusual clock on this 18th-century market building has an extra minute hand for "Bristol time."

The Nails outside Bristol's Corn Exchange.

Bristol, England

The Nails

17th-century merchants in Bristol nailed their deals by placing money on these pedestals.

The Guild of Ancient Merchant Taylors

Bristol, England

The Guild of Ancient Merchant Taylors

An ornate doorway leads to the former site of one of the city's oldest society of merchants.

Edward Everard's Printing Works

Bristol, England

Edward Everard's Printing Works

This Grade II Listed Building with an Art Nouveau façade once contained a unique print shop.

The empty plinth where Colston's statue once stood.

Bristol, England

Empty Plinth of the Colston Statue

After protestors toppled a statue of a 17th-century slave trader, the pedestal where it once stood remains unoccupied.

Nipper Statue

Bristol, England

Nipper, the Listening Dog

A miniature replica of the canine that became the logo for a large recording company.

The Tomarton Bronze Age skeleton

Bristol, England

Bristol Museum Archeology Collection

An array of ancient artifacts from Bronze Age Bristol and other civilizations are housed in this museum.

The taxidermy of "Alfred," a Western Lowland gorilla who ( in life ) once  inhabited Bristol Zoo.

Bristol, England

Bristol Museum Natural History Collection

It houses a menagerie of wondrous taxidermy specimens from around the world, including the remains of a famous gorilla.

'Well Hung Lover.'

Bristol, England

'Well Hung Lover'

Banksy's image of a naked man dangling from the window of a sex health clinic.

'You Don’t Need Planning Permission to Build Castles in the Sky'

Bristol, England

'You Don’t Need Planning Permission to Build Castles in the Sky'

Perhaps the most obscure, simplistic Banksy installation found in Bristol or in the entire world.

Pero's Bridge

Bristol, England

Pero's Bridge

This pedestrian footbridge honors Pero Jones, an enslaved African who lived in Bristol.

Portugal’s Chapel of Bones

Évora, Portugal

Portugal’s Chapel of Bones

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

Jardines de Alfabia

Sóller, Spain

Jardines de Alfabia

This historical manor is complete with a magnificent garden.

Tren de Sóller

Palma, Spain

Tren de Sóller

This historic electric train has operated with regularity since the early 1900s.

Pedreres de s’Hostal

Ciutadella de Menorca, Spain

Pedreres de s’Hostal

An old quarry transformed into a recreational and cultural space.

The Stolpersteine of Cuitadella

Ciutadella de Menorca, Spain

The Stolpersteine of Ciutadella

These Stolpersteine located in Spain honor Republican soldiers who perished at the hands of Nazis after the fall of France.

The square tower of La Mare de Déu del Toro.

Es Mercadal, Spain

Shrine of La Mare de Déu del Toro

The highest point of this Balearic island is home to a historic monastery.

The Wuppertal "kaiserwagen" which once carried the German Emperor.

Wuppertal, Germany

Schwebebahn Wuppertal

This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.

Lego Bridge in Wuppertal, Germany

Wuppertal, Germany

Lego Bridge

This painted Lego bridge is the product of over a century of locomotive history.

Slab for the Ruhr

Essen, Germany

Slab for the Ruhr

This monolithic slab of art metal crowns a German slag heap.

Zollverein

Essen, Germany

Zollverein

The Bauhaus-style former industrial complex is considered the world's most beautiful coal mine.

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